4-year-old boy who saved his mum’s life won Phillip Schofield’s heart on This Morning

What an absolute cutie!

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by Emma Dodds |
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A little boy who saved his mum's life appeared on This Morning yesterday - and he won the hearts of not only every single viewer, but also presenter Phillip Schofield.

Jacob Onions, four, from Telford, appeared on the show with his mum Gemma, 33, after he saved her life at the weekend.

Gemma has an undiagnosed illness which means that she often experiences spasms in her arms, legs and back, she loses sensation in her body and falls down - sometimes up to four times a week.

She suffered one of these episodes last weekend, hitting her head and falling unconscious on the floor. Thanks to the quick thinking of little Jacob - who has a severe speech impediment - the emergency services were able to help her.

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Four-year-old Jacob saved his mum's life by calling 999 - even though he has speech problems (Credt: Facebook/ Gemma Onions) ©Facebook/ Gemma Onions

She said on the programme: "I had to finish work, all the muscles started to go - it's very painful."

Holly Willoughby explained how Jacob has a lot of speech therapy, and when he goes to school in September he will have to have one-to-one sessions. She said: "It makes it even more extraordinary then, to pick up the phone and actually have dialogue with the lady on the end of the phone!"

Gemma was clearly very proud of her son, saying: "I sat him down on the sofa and showed him what to do on my phone - I only showed him twice and he'd already registered it. He went off to play with his toys and I didn't think he had taken it in."

They then brought Jacob onto the set. He immediately spotted the boats out the window, and Phillip went off to play with him - leaving Holly to continue with the interview.

The little boy was truly taken with the boats, and was pointing them out with Phil.

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Jacob captured Phil's heart as he abandoned the interview to keep the little boy entertained (Credit: ITV) ©ITV

How cute!

The presenters then gifted Jacob with a tractor, which he immediately loved, jumping on it straight away.

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Phil helped Jacob steer the truck - a gift from the team (Credit: ITV) ©ITV

Gemma was joined on the couch by Dr. Raj Shah, who gave his top tips for teaching young kids how to call the emergency services.

1) Explain to them what an emergency is: "Go through examples of what emergencies are - in what situations they need to act."

2) Get other people to help: "If an emergency does happen. get them to shout for help - get another grown up if they're around. If there isn't anyone else around, that's when they dial. Explain that it's only to be used in an emergency."

3) Teach them their address: "When they do dial 999, it's a good idea to teach them to give their name and address to people that they trust - particularly if they were to call the emergency services."

4) Listen to the people on the other end of the phone: "Follow the instructions that those people give you."

5) Practice, practise, practise: "Run through drills at home - turn it into a game to make it less scary for them. Put emergency instructions on the fridge, teach them how to use the emergency options on mobile phones."

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